Record holder



June 30, 1942. v GREENBERG 2,288,317

RECORD HOLDER- Filed May 9, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 CD 611, 3 11 7 L9 ATTORNEY June 30, 1942. A. GREENBERG 2,288,317

RECORD HOLDER Filed May 9, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR fibrafiam Grew/Jay iTTORNEY Patented June 30, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates generally to record holders. More particularly, my invention relates to an improved construction for record holders of the type adapted for use with disc sound records.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a record holder of the character described which shall be so designed that a maximum number of records may be stored in a given space.

Another object of my invention is to provide a record holder of the character described in which novel means are employed for preventing lateral displacement of the records while in stored position, and in which selected records may be readily removed.

A further object of my invention is to provide a record holder of the character described which shall comprise relatively few and simple parts, which shall be characterized by its ease of assembly, which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture and which at the same time shall I be highly efiicient and represent a general improvement in the art.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of the various possible embodiments of this invention,

Fig, 1 is a top plan view of a record holder constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1;

Figs. 4 and 5 are end and front elevational views respectively of the record holder shown in Fig. l, but of smaller scale; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view of one of the parts of the record holder shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, I have 1 shown a record holder constructed in accordance with my invention and comprising generally a base member ID, a pair of end wall members H and I2 supported on the said base III in upright position, and a pair of front and back rail memthe top defined by the top edges of the rails M and I 5 and th top edges of the end walls II and I2. The parallel rails l4 and I5 are spaced from each other a predetermined distance, which distance is governed by the width of the records to be stored, as will soon become apparent from the description. The distance between the end walls H and I2 is governed by the number of records which it is desired to store. The base N3, the end walls II and I2, as well as the rails M and I5 may be made of any suitable relatively rigid material of the type which can be prefabricated by molding, stamping or the like processes. In the drawings I have shown these members as being die stamped from sheet metal material. The parts may be held together by any suitable fastening means, such as for example screws, rivets, or spot welding. The rails l4 and I5 may be of tubular construction having a rectangular-shaped cross sectional contour, as

shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, to provide additional rigidity.

In accordance with my invention, I have provided the following construction for storing the maximum number of records between the end walls II and I2, utilizing the full space therebetween for record storage and without the loss of space generally heretofore consumed by partitions and other wall thicknesses between the records.

Fixedly attached to the inner surface of the rails l4 and i5 are transversely slotted units 20 and 2| respectively. The unit 20 comprises a rounded central portion 28a and a pair of outwardly extending flanges 20b, and may be of" the same material as that of the rails M, so that the flange Zllb may be spot Welded thereto. Disposed transversely of the unit 20 and in the curved portion 29a thereof are a plurality of parallel slots 30 of uniform width, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, forming a plurality of projections 3! therebetween of uniform width. The width of the slots 30 and projections 3| are substantially equal, both being in turn substantially equal to the width of the records 32 which it is desired to store. The unit 2| may be identical in construction with the unit 20 for the convenience of manufacture, comprising the central curved portion 2m and the flanges Zlb. The said unit 2| is attached to the rail I5 in such position that the center or longitudinal axes a: and y of the units 28 and 2| respectively are in horizontal alignment. However, the unit 2| is oiiset longitudinally with respect to the unit 29 so that the slots 33 of the unit 20 are directly aligned with the projections 3| of the unit 2| while the slots 30' of the unit 2! are directly aligned with the projections 3! of the unit 20. The distance between the innermost walls of the recesses on one side and the outermost surfaces of the projections on the opposite side are substantially equal to or slightly larger than the largest diameter of the record.

It is thus seen from the above described construction that the maximum number of records may be stored in the space between the end. walls I! and !2, because the records may be virtually placed side by side. Thus, for example, when a record R is inserted in a slot 3% of the unit 2!, the opposite edge of the record will abut the corresponding projection 3! aligned therewith. A second record R then placed adjacent to the record R will have its edge abutting the next adjacent projection of the unit 2i and its diametrically opposed edge received within the correspondingly aligned slot in the unit 259. Additional records may be si. llarly placed in alternately staggered relationship, as shown in the drawings. Such staggered arrangement allows sufficient space between adjacently disposed records to facilitate removal and replacement.

In order to assist in positioning of the records as above described and for the purpose of pre venting lateral displacement of the records during storage, I have provided a pair of units l? and M, of similar material and of the same construction as the unit so and 2!. Each of the said units and i! are provided with unilorm slots 12 and projections .3 (see Fig. 3) of the same size as the slots 38, and the projections 3! and 3!. Th units 4d and iii may be permanently attached to the base it by means of spot Welding through their flanges 5th and llfb respectively. The unit Gil i so positioned that the slots 52 thereof will be in direct alignment with the slots 33 of the unit 2!, and with the projections at, in direct alignment with the projections 3! of the unit 2%. The unit t! is so positioned' that the slots 52 and projections d3 thereof will be in direct alignment with the slots and projections 353 and 3! of the unit 29. Thus it is seen the slots and projections of the unit ii are in the same oifset relationship with respect to the slots and projections of the unit 43! as the slots and projections of the unit are with i respect to those of the unit 2%.

In view of the above description and as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2' of the drawings, the record R will be received within a recess til of the unit 2!, as well as within a recess d2 of the unit at and will abut or rest against the projections 43 and 3! of the units a! and 23 respectively. The record R will be received in the slots so and d2 of the units 25! and 4! respectively, and at the same time abut and rest against the projections t3 and 3! of the units 56 and 2! respectively. A firm positive support will thus be assured for each record, thereby preventing distortion and breaking.

As shown in Fig. 5, the records will be easily accessible for removal and replacement from the open space at the front and back of the record holder between the rails l4 and I5 and the base l9, it being merely necessary to push upwardly on any record selected for removal.

In order to obtain the maximum efficiency of my record holder, the units it and 2! are positioned so that a line joining the axes .r and y of the unit portions 2!! and Zia respectively will pass through the centers or axes e of the records. The units it and t! are correspondingly positioned so that the edges of the R series of records will rest upon the projections 53 of the unit 4!, while the edges of the R series of records will rest upon the projections 43 of the unit 40.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is Well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a record holder of the character described wherein records are supported in staggered relation, the combination of a bottom wall and a pair of relatively spaced side walls, each of the side walls of said holder having rigidly attached thereto a hollow, elongated, transversely slotted unit of sheet material, the slots in the unit on one of said side walls being directly aligned with the space between the slots in the unit on the other of said side walls, the bottom wall of said holder having rigidly attached thereto a hollow, elongated, transversely slotted unit of sheet material, the slots of said last named unit being aligned with the slots of the unit on one of said side walls, said bottom wall having rigidly attached thereto a second hollow, elongated, transversely slotted unit of sheet material, the slots of said second unit being aligned with the slots in the unit on the other side wall, the first and second bottom Wall units being spaced from each other and from said side wall units, said hollow units being so further disposed with respect to one 'another that the longitudinal axes of the side wall units lie in a horizontal plane which passes substantially through the center of records disposed in said holder, the width of the slots and the distance between the slots in said units being substantially equal to each other and to the thickness of the records whereby the maximum number of records may be stored in a given space.

2. In a record holder of the character described, the combination of a frame comprising a bottom wall and a pair of relatively spaced side walls, each of said side walls being spaced from said bottom wall to provide opposed longitudinal openings therebetween, and means to support records in said holder with alternate records arranged in spaced parallel rows which are parallel to the said longitudinal openings, the edges of the records in one of said rows being manually accessible through one of said longitudinal openings to raise any selected record of that row upwardly, and the records in the other of said rows being manually accessible through the other of said openings to selectively raise any record of the second row upwardly, said means comprising a hollow, elongated, transversely slotted unit of sheet material rigidly attached to each of the side walls of said holder, the slots in the units on one of said side walls being directly aligned with the space between the slots in the unit on the other of said side walls, a hollow, elongated, transversely slotted unit of sheet material rigidly attached to the bottom wall of said holder, the slots of said last named unit being aligned with the slots of the unit on one of said side walls, and a second hollow, elongated, transversely slotted unit of sheet material rigidly attached to said bottom wall, the slots of said second unit being aligned with the slots in the unit on the other side Wall, the first and second bottom Wall units being spaced from each other and from said side wall units, the width of the slots and the distance between the slots in said units being substantially equal to each other and to the thickness of the records whereby the maximum number of records may be stored in a given space.

3. In a record holder of the character described wherein records are supported in staggered relation, the combination of a bottom wall and a pair of relatively spaced side walls, each of the side Walls of said holder having rigidly attached thereto a hollow, elongated, transversely slotted unit of sheet material, the slots in the units on one of said side walls being directly aligned with the space between the slots in the unit on the other of said side walls, the bottom Wall of said holder having rigidly attached thereto a hollow, elongated, transversely slotted unit of sheet material, the slots of said last named unit bein aligned with the slots of the unit on one of said side walls, said bottom wall having rigidly attached thereto a second hollow, elongated, transversely slotted unit of sheet material, the slots of said second unit being aligned with the slots in the unit on the other side wall, the first and second bottom wall units being spaced from each other and from said side wall units, the width of the slots and the distance between the slots in said units being substantially equal to each other and to the thickness 01' the records whereby the maximum number of records may be stored in a given space.

ABRAHAM GREENBERG. 

